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Dec 11, 2024 | 
brasilwire.com | Brian Mier
What is going on at the New York Times’ Latin America desk? By Brian Mier. Originally published at FAIR. Brazil’s Federal Police released an 884-page report on November 26, laying out the evidence used for its November 21 indictments of former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 of his cronies.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
fair.org | Brian Mier |Wall Street
Brazil’s Federal Police released an 884-page report on November 26, laying out the evidence used for its November 21 indictments of former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 of his cronies.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Brian Mier
Throughout Brazilian history, the U.S. government and expanded state actors have frequently interfered to control, destabilize and overthrow Brazil’s leadership. Today, actors like Elon Musk, The New York Times, and Tucker Carlson are spreading false narratives designed to destabilize President Lula’s administration. Under Trump, these narratives could be inserted into official policy, aiming either to oust Lula or ensure a 2026 win for far right São Paulo governor Tarcisio de Freitas.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Brian Mier
The first round of Brazil’s 2024 local elections marked a victory for democracy, as 5,569 elections were held simultaneously on October 6th. Thanks to Brazil’s renowned electronic voting system, results were posted within hours after the polls closed. This same system was the target of conspiracy theories in 2022, which fueled an attempted military coup.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
bmier.substack.com | Brian Mier
On October 6, millions of Brazilians will head to the polls to elect 5,569 mayors and roughly 58,000 city councilors. In the 103 cities with populations over 200,000, run-off elections will be held on October 27 if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round. Candidates for Mayor of São Paulo during a recent debate on Band TV networkDe-Linking Brazil is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
brasilwire.com | Brian Mier
Brazil’s block of Elon Musk’s X platform is not about free speech, but about sovereignty and foreign entities respecting Brazil’s rule of law. The only political element is on Musk’s side, in his open support for Brazilian fascists. The billionaire turned far-right influencer’s meddling and incitement is rightly being viewed as a coup attempt.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
znetwork.org | Brian Mier
Millions of Brazilians woke up on August 31 in a country without X, after the Supreme Court ordered the national telecommunications agency to block the social media platform. This move culminated over a year of X’s refusal to follow Brazil’s telecommunications laws, particularly those requiring deplatforming of suspects in internet crime investigations. In a single day, X lost 22 million users, while alternative platform Blue Sky gained 2 million new Brazilian users in just three days.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Brian Mier
Millions of Brazilians woke up on August 31 in a country without X, after the Supreme Court ordered the national telecommunications agency to block the social media platform. This move culminated over a year of X’s refusal to follow Brazil’s telecommunications laws, particularly those requiring deplatforming of suspects in internet crime investigations. In a single day, X lost 22 million users, while alternative platform Blue Sky gained 2 million new Brazilian users in just three days.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
peoplesworld.org | Brian Mier
I covered Venezuela’s three-week presidential electoral campaign, the elections, and their fallout for the Latin American terrestrial and satellite news TV network TeleSur (English) — the multilateral public TV news network funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. I am an experienced analyst of Brazilian politics, but I do not claim to be a specialist in Venezuela. The following is not an analysis but a description of events I witnessed on election night.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Brian Mier
I covered Venezuela’s 3-week presidential campaign season, the elections, and their fallout for TeleSur English, the multilateral public TV news network funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. I am an experienced analyst on Brazilian politics, but I do not claim to be a specialist on Venezuela. The following is not analysis but a description of events I witnessed on election night.
